A major review of the future of Greater Manchester’s health and care services has been launched. Led by the 12 Greater Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups, the Healthier Together programme is reviewing health and care across the region with the aim of making sure that local people have the best health and care in the country.
They want to deliver the best health and care in the country for the people of Greater Manchester which is why their vision proposes better access to GPs, better services in the community and hospitals sharing their expert clinicians across boundaries.
All Greater Manchester residents are invited to get involved by registering their views and opinions online, or by attending one of the Best Care listening events. The consultation finishes on 30 September 2014. To find out more visit: www.bestcaregm.nhs.uk
The consultation is set out into 4 sections which include:
• How primary care is changing - this refers to the services you get from GP surgeries, as well as dentists, pharmacists and opticians
• How we are joining up care - this refers to how health and care organisations working together can deliver services locally
• How hospital services could change - this refers to all hospitals in Greater Manchester providing the safest and highest quality of care to all patients every time
• The eight hospital options for organising our hospitals - this refers to how the options have been chosen for the proposed changes
It’s really important that as many people as possible within Manchester are aware of the proposals and have the opportunity to feed in their views. There are a number of ways in which you can do this:
• Visit the Healthier Together media bus which will be in Piccadilly Gardens on Monday 21 July from 10am-4pm
• Attend a public meeting on the 28 July 2014 from 6.30pm at Friends Meeting House. Click here to book a place
• Attend a public meeting on the 31 July 2014 from 6pm at the Irish Centre, Cheetham Hill. Click here to book a place
• Attend a public meeting on the 22 August 2014 from 10am-12.30pm at the Forum, Wythenshawe. Click here to book a place
• Attend a public debate (date to be confirmed – likely to be towards the end of the consultation) – this will be hosted by the Manchester Evening News and details will be available here
• You can read the consultation document and complete the consultation questionnaire online
• You can request a copy of the consultation document and questionnaire from [email protected] or telephone 0800 888 6789
Visit an information stall at the following community events:
• Fun and Feedback Event on Saturday 19 July from 2pm-5pm at St Margaret’s Church, Burnage Lane, Burnage, M19 1FL. For details of the event email Maureen Ward at: [email protected]
• Health and Wellbeing Event on Monday 21 July from 12pm-4pm at the Grange Community Centre, Pilgrim Drive, Beswick. For details of the event email Kathy Potter at: [email protected]
• Wythenshawe Games on Saturday 26 July, Sunday 27 July and Wednesday 30 July in Wythenshawe Park
• Age Friendly Event on Thursday 31 July from 12pm-3pm at Trafalgar Court, 199-201 Withington Road, Whalley Range M16 8JW. For details of the event email Chris or Rebecca at: [email protected]
• Manchester Pride on 23, 24 and 25 August in the LGF building on Richmond Street
If there are community events or groups you would like the team to attend to hold an information stall, contact 0161 765 4004, or email: [email protected]